Seems that way to me. "Rick Perry continues to play politics with the death penalty. He should have accepted the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute the death sentence of Robert Thompson. It would not surprise me if Rick Perry one day replaces the members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles who voted in favor of clemency for Thompson, just like he replaced...
Governor Rick Perry has rejected a recommendation to commute the death sentence of Robert Thompson. Thompson is scheduled to be executed shortly after 6:00 pm, tonight. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted yesterday, 5-2, to recommend a commutation...
The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an appeal seeking to delay this evening's execution of a Harris County killer, leaving Gov. Rick Perry to decide whether to follow the Texas Board of Pardons Parole's advice that he spare the man.
The fate of a man facing execution Thursday evening for his role in a fatal robbery was in the hands of Gov. Rick Perry after the state parole board recommended the death sentence be commuted to life in prison. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles made the...
In what is reported as a "highly unusual vote," the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles has recommended (in a 5-2 vote) that the death sentence of Robert Lee Thompson be commuted to life in prison. The final decision on the matter now sits with Gov. Rick Perry. Thompson was accomplice to the murder of a convenience store clerk 13 years ago. He was 21 years old at the time. His co-defendant...
' Parole board urges Perry to spare Houston killer ' Was this a Texas parole board? Texas' Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday recommended that Gov. Rick Perry spare the life of Houston killer Robert Lee Thompson, who is scheduled to be executed tonight in Huntsville. A Perry spokeswoman did not indicate when the governor, who has voluntarily commuted only one death sentence in his tenure as...
The fate of a man facing execution Thursday evening for his role in a fatal robbery is in the hands of Gov. Rick Perry after the state parole board recommended that the death sentence be commuted to life in prison.
The fate of a man facing execution Thursday evening for his role in a fatal robbery is in the hands of Gov. Rick Perry after the state parole board recommended that the death sentence be commuted to life in prison.
The fate of a man facing execution Thursday evening for his role in a fatal robbery is in the hands of Gov. Rick Perry after the state parole board recommended that the death sentence be commuted to life in prison.
The fate of a man facing execution Thursday evening for his role in a fatal robbery is in the hands of Gov. Rick Perry after the state parole board recommended that the death sentence be commuted to life in prison.
Call the Governor and leave a voice message at 512 463 1782 or email him through his website at http://governor.state.tx.us/contact . Urge him to accept the recommendation of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant Robert Thompson clemency and commute his sentence to life. The execution is currently scheduled for Thursday, November 19. From the Houston Chronicle : The state pardons board today...
Recently, Houstonians for Health released it's latest video providing viewers their opinion of what's wrong with the health care system in Houston. Houstonian's' for Health is an unknown group, that I still can't identify. The very detailed video shows how Dan Wolterman, CEO of the powerful Memorial Hermann Health System, tried to "dump" one of their hospitals on tax payers. What's scary...
(Image courtesy of the Texas Democratic Party ). Last Friday, Michael wrote a good post on Senator Hutchison's decision to postpone her much-delayed anticipation of a future resignation from the Senate at some indeterminate time in the future, choosing instead to once again ensure she has the proper time to "reassess" the options that have been identical for the past decade. I know when...
With her recent announcement that a resignation will not come before the March primary, Kay Bailey Hutchison hopes to balance successfully fending off healthcare reform by herself, following that up by destroying the idea of a Cap and Trade Bill, and topping it off with a win over Rick Perry in the the party that Rick Perry seems to control. She has a lot on her plate, doesn't she? Well, she might,...
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